U.S. Futures Flat, European Stocks Mostly Rise

U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were flat and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 climbed 0.3% in morning trading. Novo Nordisk Series B rose 5.7% and SIG Group added 4.2%. On the other hand, DCC sunk 2%, and Saipem lost 1.4%. The FTSE 100 added 0.1%. Other stocks in Europe were mixed as France's CAC 40 was flat and Germany's DAX climbed 0.2%.

The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index dropped 0.3% to 95.83.

In commodities, Brent crude was flat at $62.10 a barrel, and WTI crude was flat at $58.00 a barrel. The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was down 0.4% to 27.59 euros a megawatt hour.

The German 10-year Bund yield declined by 2 basis points to 2.876% from 2.9%, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury fell by 2 basis points to 4.148% from 4.164%. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Stocks in Asia were mixed as Japan's Nikkei 225 index was flat, whereas Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 0.1%. China's benchmark Shanghai Composite gained 0.1%.

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